NORFOLK, Va. - Kara Lawson returned to Virginia and put on a show,
leading fifth-ranked Tennessee to a 91-63 victory Tuesday night over Old
Dominion to give Pat Summitt her 798th career coaching victory.

The Lady Vols (10-3), coming off a 63-62 overtime loss at No. 3 Connecticut
on Saturday, put their depth on display against the Lady Monarchs (4-5),
getting scoring from 10 players in the first half alone.

Lawson, the 1999 national high school player of the year and two-time state
player of the year at West Springfield High School in Alexandria, had 11 of her
19 points in the opening half. She also hit a 3-pointer early in the second
half that helped Tennessee build a 25-10 run and pull away.

Summitt's victory total is sixth among all coaches in men's or women's
college basketball. She's lost 161 times.

The Lady Monarchs, who had won three straight after a 1-4 start, fell to
9-27 in their long-running rivalry against the six-time national champions.

The Lady Vols led 24-22 late in the first half before Lawson hit a 3-pointer
from the top of the key with 5:39 to play to spark a 15-4 run.

A free throw by Shareese Grant pulled the Lady Monarchs to 39-27 at the
break, but the Lady Vols got 3-pointers from Loree Moore and Lawson early in
the second half and dominant inside play from Ashley Robinson.

Robinson and Gwen Jackson had six points each during the big run that
started the half, and the Lady Vols extended their lead to as many as 30.

Lawson made eight of 12 shots from the field, including three 3-pointers,
and had seven assists. Robinson and Brittany Jackson added 13 points apiece,
and Gwen Jackson had 12. The Lady Vols shot 56.3 percent from the field.